A No-Arbitrage Approach to Range-Based Estimation of Return Covariances and Correlations

We extend range-based volatility estimation to the multivariate case. In particular, we propose a range-based covariance estimator motivated by a key financial economic consideration, the absence of arbitrage, in addition to statistical considerations. We show that this estimator is highly efficient yet robust to market microstructure noise arising from bid-ask bounce and asynchronous trading.

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Authors:	Brandt, Michael W. ; Diebold, Francis X. ; April
Institutions:	Financial Institutions Center, Wharton School of Business
Subject:	Range-based estimation \| volatility \| covariance \| correlation \| absence of arbitrage \| exchange rates \| stock returns \| bond returns \| bid-ask bounce \| asynchronous trading

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Center for Financial Institutions Working Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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